VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

Houston Center for Photography (HCP) presents the exhibition Nancy LeVine: Senior Dogs Across America. On View: May 4- June 23, 2012. Opening Reception: Friday, May 4, 6:30-8:30pm. Artist talk: Friday, May 4 6:00pm.

Nancy LeVine begin traveling the US to photograph senior dogs eight years ago. Reflecting Robert Frank's, The Americans, she found dogs inhabiting all manner of American life -- and with many years inscribed in their beings.

Her interest in the subject began when her own dogs began to approach the end of their days. It was then she started to imagine her own mortality. She saw how the dog does it; how, without the human's painful ability to project ahead and fear the inevitable, the dog simply wakes to each day as a new step in the journey.

Though their steps might be more stiff and arduous, these dogs still moved through each day as themselves -- themselves of that day and all the days before.

About the artist - Nancy LeVine is an award-winning photographer who travels worldwide on a variety of assignments. Her clients include Seattle Children's Hospital, Microsoft, Starbucks, Puget Energy, and the Alliance for Education. Previously, she was based in New York City for over 15 years, where her assignments focused on fashion and personalities with frequent trips to Paris. She has worked for L'Officiel de la Couture magazine in Paris, and her images have appeared in American Photo and the Photo Review. Nancy received a master's degree from New York University/International Center of Photography, Nancy lives in Seattle, Washington. She is a regular instructor at Photographic Center Northwest in Seattle.

Pictured: Nancy LeVine, Ginger 12 1/2 years old Devil's Tower, Wyoming, 2007, Inkjet print, 13 x 19 inches. Courtesy of the artist. (detail above, full image below).